New Zealand World Politics Pacific Te Ao Māori Sport Business Country Local Democracy Reporting Comment & Analysis In Depth Weather NEW ZEALAND9 minutes ago New community case of Covid 19 in Auckland 9 minutes ago Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Health officials are investigating a new community case of Covid 19 in Auckland. Coronavirus COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, 3D illustration. Close-up view of a corona virus with surface spikesPhoto: 123rf.com In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry of Health said further updates would be provided once ... (full story)

NZD/USD runs into fresh offers and loses over 50-pips after New Zealand authorities announced that they've found one case of community COVID-19 spread in Auckland. New Zealand has relative success in combating the covid spread when compared to the rest of the world. Although the spread of the Delta covid variant appears to be reaching the South Pacific Island nation, despite the closure of the borders still in place. The report seems to have poured cold water on expectations of a 50 bps RBNZ rate hike on Wednesday, weighing heavily on the kiwi dollar. At the time of writing, NZD/USD is dropping 0.74% on the day, ... (full story)